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BENG Civil Engineering with a Year in Industry (CIVU27)     IS

2021 - 2022

For students whose initial registration was in the 2022-23 session or earlier
 
 

Year 1


units (120 credits)
1A
A student will take

Semester 1
CIV173  Engineering Sustainability AUT SEM 10 credits
FCE1001  Global Engineering Challenge Week AUT SEM 0 credits
MAT1600  Introduction to Structural Materials Engineering AUT SEM 10 credits

Semester 2
CIV104  Principles of Hydraulics SPR SEM 10 credits
CIV150  Geotechnical Engineering 1 SPR SEM 10 credits

Full academic year
CIV1000  Civil and Structural Engineering Mechanics 1 ACAD YR 20 credits
CIV1200  Introduction to Civil and Structural Engineering Design ACAD YR 20 credits
CIV1900  Civil Engineering Skills ACAD YR 20 credits
MAS151  Civil Engineering Mathematics ACAD YR 20 credits

1B

A student will be expected to pass FCE1001 (Global Engineering Challenge Week) in order to proceed to Level 3. A student must pass this module in order to graduate.

Year 2


units (120 credits)
2A
A student will take

Semester 1
CIV235  Water and Wastewater AUT SEM 10 credits
FCE2001  Engineering - You're Hired AUT SEM 0 credits
MAS252  Further Civil Engineering Mathematics and Computing AUT SEM 10 credits

Semester 2
CIV277  Construction Project Management SPR SEM 10 credits
MAT2600  Materials for Structural Engineering SPR SEM 10 credits

Full academic year
CIV2100  Structural Analysis I ACAD YR 20 credits
CIV2200  Structural Engineering Design and Appraisal ACAD YR 20 credits
CIV2300  Pipes and Open Channel Hydraulics ACAD YR 20 credits
CIV2500  Geotechnical Engineering 2 ACAD YR 20 credits

2B

At the discretion of the examiners, a student must pass units CIV2100, CIV2300, CIV2500 and MAT2600 to proceed to Level 3.


2C

A student will be expected to pass FCE2001 (Engineering - You're Hired) in order to proceed to Level 3. A student must pass this module in order to graduate.


2D

At the discretion of the examiners, a student must have been awarded a minimum of 100 credits at Level 2 and obtained a weighted mean grade of equal to or greater than 54.5 to proceed to Level 3.

A student who does not fulfill this criteria may be transferred to the BEng in Civil Engineering (CIVU17).

Year 3


units (120 credits)
3A
A student will take

Full academic year
CIV395  Year in Industry ACAD YR 120 credits

3B

A student will take CIV395 Year in Industry before proceeding to Level 4.  A student will be responsible for securing a suitable industrial placement in order to take CIV395 Year in Industry. The appropriateness of the placement will be determined by the department’s Year in Industry Tutor. A student who fails to obtain a suitable placement will instead be required to become a student for the Degree of BEng Civil Engineering (CIVU17).


3C

CIV395 requires that a student will spend a minimum of 38 weeks working in an industrial establishment, the arrangements being subject to the approval of the department’s Year in Industry Tutor. A student who fails to satisfy these requirements may be permitted by the Faculty to become instead a student for the Degree of BEng Civil Engineering (CIVU17).

Year 4


units (100 credits)
4A
A student will take

Semester 1
CIV312  Advanced Structural Analysis AUT SEM 10 credits
CIV350  Geotechnical Design AUT SEM 10 credits
CIV387  Civil Engineering Research Skills AUT SEM 10 credits
MGT388  Finance and Law for Engineers AUT SEM 10 credits

Semester 2
CIV3201  Integrated Design Project - Concept Design Stage SPR SEM 20 credits
CIV3202  Individual Project SPR SEM 30 credits
CIV3204  Integrated Design Project - International Report and Individual Portfolio SPR SEM 10 credits

units (20 credits)
4B
A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
CIV321  Advanced Structural Design and Appraisal AUT SEM 10 credits
CIV337  Urban Drainage Engineering AUT SEM 10 credits
MAS380  Computational Engineering Mathematics AUT SEM 10 credits

4C

A student who does not pass CIV3202 (Individual Project) at the first attempt will be ineligible for the award of the Degree with Honours.

 
 
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